After you finish your treatment for cancer, you will begin what is called long-term follow-up. The goal of long-term follow-up is to help you stay as healthy as possible and do well in school or work. What Is Long-Term Follow-Up? […]
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As a cancer survivor you probably have a range of feelings about your cancer and its treatment – from relief that your treatment has ended to worry that your cancer may return. During treatment, most people focus on getting through
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Some children who were treated for childhood cancer have a harder time learning in school than their peers. During treatment, being absent and having low energy levels can hinder progress in school. So can certain treatments that affect memory and
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“A new antibody therapy could dramatically improve outcomes for pediatric tumors.” What This Project Does Kathleen Sakamoto, MD, PhD Shelagh Galligan Professor in the School of MedicineStanford University A research team at Stanford University led by Drs. Kathleen Sakamoto and
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In the last few years, researchers have learned much more about epigenetics. Epigenetics is the study of how and why certain genes get expressed. This knowledge has allowed scientists to better understand the mutations that cause cancer.
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Accelerating promising research to the clinic Our Acceleration Initiative projects are highly innovative and address the largest obstacles in children’s cancer research, driving translational research to the clinic – ready to reach patients within three years. Apply for a research
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Weight Gain From Steroids Steroids (such as prednisone or dexamethasone) may cause your child to gain excess weight. Steroids can cause an increase in appetite and a build up (retention) of fluid. On steroids, your child: May gain weight especially
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Many children with cancer experience fatigue during and following treatment. Children may describe fatigue as being tired and/or feeling weak. Common causes of fatigue, include: Cancer treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation) Low blood counts Poor nutrition Fever Pain Not getting
About Pain Pain is subjective — that is, pain is experienced differently by different people and the only way to know if someone is in pain is by talking with them and seeing how they act. Since you know your
Late Effects of Thyroid Cancer The potential late effects following treatment for thyroid cancer depend on the therapy received, the age of the child when the treatment took place, and many other factors. There are a couple of very important
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